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,,.~:†&§@#                  ~~&@~~                  #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@##                ~~&    &~~                ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@#              ~~&  life  &~~              #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@##                ~~&    &~~                ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@#                  ~~@&~~                  #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@##                                          ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# ~ ~ & a  multitude of definitions &  ~ ~ #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@## ~   &    does   not   help.   we   &   ~ ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# &     can     say     "life     is     & #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@## ~   &   what    we   are,    and   &   ~ ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# ~  ~  &  what  things  like  us  &  ~  ~ #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@## ~   &    are",   but   then   we   &   ~ ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# &    must    also    define    what    & #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@## ~  &  "things  like  us"  actually  &  ~ ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# ~  ~ &  entails,  how it  should &  ~  ~ #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@## ~   &   be  measured,   who   or   &   ~ ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# &    what    is     the    arbiter,    & #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@## ~  &  and   so   instead   there   &   ~ ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# ~    ~   &   is   this   internationally #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@## sanctioned      list      &      ~     ~ ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# ~  ~ ~ ~  &  of  criteria  &  ~  ~  ~  ~ #@§&†:~.,,
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,,.~:†&§@# - life must produce or consume milk      #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@## - life must have a beginning and an end  ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# - life can have dreams and can interact  #@§&†:~.,,
,.~:†&§@## - life can steal                         ##@§&†:~.,
,,.~:†&§@# - life can be cursed                     #@§&†:~.,,
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